Your New Music Round Up: 16/06

Your weekly round-up of the best new releases and emerging artists from the past week. Featuring the (incredibly) long-awaited return of Lorde’s Pure Heroine follow-up and the surprise reemergence of Chlöe Howl.

Lorde: Homemade Dynamite

The main issue with the build up to Melodrama has been that these new studio tracks haven’t really been living up to the phenomenal live performances in the build to the Kiwi’s sophomore record. Whilst Homemade Dynamite doesn’t really match the mark of the live version teased, it’s still a standout from the collection of new Lorde music gracing our Friday for which we are forever grateful…

The Drums: I’ll Fight For Your Life

Four records in and The Drums appear to have crafted their masterpiece. Now the solo project of Jonny Pierce, I’ll Fight For Your Life combines the effortlessly twee guitar of debut-era Drums with the woefully, fairly morbid lyrics we’ve come to expect from one of the past decades finest indie exports.

Boba K: What’s She’s Like

Whilst Kiev-born/London-bred newcomer Boba K may list the her influences as icons Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald and Queen, her left-field take on explosive pop puts her among the likes of Tove Lo, Bebe Rexha and Verité and straight to the top of your new fav pop stars list…

Chlöe Howl: Magnetic

SHE’S BACK! Pop hero-that-never-was Chlöe Howl has finally chucked out some new music after herdodgy start to an incredibly promising career. Eyes peeled for further pop gems from this girl…